It’s time for the U.P. State Fair, which runs Aug. 14-20 at the fairgrounds in Escanaba.
Here’s what you need to know:
Admission
- Daily – $10 for adults (13+), $5 for youth (6-12),
- Weekly pass – $35 for adults (13+), $20 for youth (6-12)
- 5 and under are free
Midway carnival daily armbands
- $30 per day
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Grandstand entertainment
- Cornhole Competition – Monday, Aug. 14 at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.)
- Jackson Dean – Tuesday, Aug. 15 at 8 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.)
- The Glam Band and Helen DeBaker Vorce – Wednesday, Aug. 16 at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.)
- Ashley McBryde – Thursday, Aug. 17 at 8 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.)
- Night Ranger – Friday, Aug. 18 at 8 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.)
- Switchfoot – Saturday, Aug. 19 at 8 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.)
- Escanaba Speedway Racing – Sunday, Aug. 20 at 6 p.m. (tentative)
- Fireworks – Sunday, Aug. 21 at dusk
General admission seating included with paid gate admission.
Midway schedule
Free fair fun for the whole family
- Pork Chop Revue
- Strolling Piano
- Robotics Fair Play
- Antique Steam & Gas Village
- Dove Release
- Bingo Tent
- DNR Pocket Park
- Whispering Pines Animal Kingdom
- Birthing Exhibits
- Big, Big Stuff
- Growing UP Foresters
- Cheese Carver Sarah Kaufmann
Schedule
Address for fairgrounds
2401 12th Avenue North
Escanaba, MI 49829
WZMQ 19, the Michigan Upper Peninsula’s CBS station, is a proud sponsor of the fair.